| CPC H01R 24/60 (2013.01) [H01R 12/724 (2013.01); H01R 13/50 (2013.01); H01R 13/514 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. An electrical connector, comprising:
an insulating body comprising a mating surface, a mating slot extending through the mating surface along a first direction, a first notch and a second notch, the first notch and the second notch extending through the mating surface along the first direction and being located on opposite sides of the mating slot, respectively; the first notch and the second notch communicating with the mating slot, the first notch and the second notch being symmetrically formed on the opposites sides of the mating slot along a second direction, the second direction being perpendicular to the first direction; and
a plurality of terminal groups comprising a first terminal group and a second terminal group, the first terminal group comprising a first conductive terminal and a second conductive terminal, the first conductive terminal and the second conductive terminal being not in contact with each other; the second terminal group comprising a third conductive terminal and a fourth conductive terminal, the third conductive terminal and the fourth conductive terminal being not in contact with each other; the first conductive terminal comprising a first elastic arm, the first elastic arm comprising a first mating portion at least partially protruding into the mating slot; the second conductive terminal comprising a second elastic arm, the second elastic arm comprising a second mating portion at least partially protruding into the mating slot; the third conductive terminal comprising a third elastic arm, the third elastic arm comprising a third mating portion at least partially protruding into the mating slot; the fourth conductive terminal comprising a fourth elastic arm, the fourth elastic arm comprising a fourth mating portion at least partially protruding into the mating slot; the first mating portion and the second mating portion being disposed facing each other, the third mating portion and the fourth mating portion being disposed facing each other;
wherein the mating slot comprises a first slot and a second slot which is located at a rear end of the first slot and communicated with the first slot; the first mating portion and the second mating portion are located on opposite sides of the first slot along a third direction, respectively; the third mating portion and the fourth mating portion are located on opposite sides of the second slot along the third direction, respectively; the third direction is perpendicular to the first direction and the second direction;
wherein the first mating portion and the third mating portion are located on a same side of the mating slot in the third direction; and the first mating portion and the third mating portion are located at different heights in the third direction;
wherein the second mating portion and the fourth mating portion are located on a same side of the mating slot in the third direction; and the second mating portion and the fourth mating portion are located at different heights in the third direction;
wherein a distance between the first mating portion and the second mating portion in the third direction is greater than a distance between the third mating portion and the fourth mating portion in the third direction;
wherein the electrical connector is configured to mate with a mating connector; the mating connector comprises a tongue plate comprising a first plate portion and a second plate portion; the first plate portion and the second plate portion are arranged along the first direction; a thickness of the first plate portion is greater than a thickness of the second plate portion; the first plate portion comprises a first metal pad and a second metal pad that are provided on opposite surfaces thereof, respectively; the second plate portion comprises a third metal pad and a fourth metal pad that are provided on opposite surfaces thereof, respectively;
wherein the first plate portion is configured to be received in the first slot and the second plate portion is configured to be received in the second slot, so that the first metal pad is in contact with the first mating portion, the second metal pad is in contact with the second mating portion, the third metal pad is in contact with the third mating portion, and the fourth metal pad is in contact with the fourth mating portion.
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